Costly legal fees denying tenant farmers justice, says Tenant Farmers Association

TFA has had 7,000 advisory contacts with its members and has spent more than 1,700 hours delivering advice in the last year, with many of those disputes between landlords and tenants

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Costly legal fees denying tenant farmers justice, says Tenant Farmers Association

Costs associated with financing ongoing disputes with landlords means many are not able to seek the access to justice they need. The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has had 7,000 advisory contacts...

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